Tomohiko Iwasaki
Nagashima Ohno & TsunematsuNagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu‘s corporate and M&A group is especially known for its experience in handling high-value transactions for both domestic and international clients, in particular cross-border transaction work. The team offers a full service to clients in industries spanning the real estate, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, electronics, telecoms, energy, and technology sectors, with recent work involving assisting a Japan-based international manufacturer with an acquisition spanning three jurisdictions. Hiroshi Mitoma and Yuko Tamai jointly lead the team, which also includes Tomohiko Iwasaki, Shuichi Nishimura, Takahiro Oishi and Wataru Matsumoto; Oishi and Matsumoto were promoted to the partnership in January 2023.
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Key clients
- Toshiba Corporation
- Panasonic Corporation
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.
- Nitto Denko Corporation
- Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co.
- Bain Capital
- Mitsubishi Corporation
- The Carlyle Group
- Unison Capital, Inc.
- Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
- Shimizu Corporation
- Renesas Electronics Corporation
- Dentsu Group Inc.
- Sumitomo Corporation
- SoftBank Corp.
- Isuzu Motors Limited
- Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
- Toyota Motor Corporation
- Sony Corporation
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
- NTT DATA Corporation
- Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
- CVC Capital Partners
- Advantage Partners
- PAG Japan Limited
- KKR
Work highlights
- Acted as lead counsel for the board of directors and the special committee of TOSHIBA CORPORATION on its acquisition by a consortium led by JIP.
- Acted as sole counsel to a consortium consisting of NTT Anode Energy Corporation and JERA Co., Inc., in its acquisition of Green Power Investment Corporation from Pattern Energy Group LP.
- Advised The Nagano Bank, Ltd. on its business integration with The Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. through a share exchange.
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Hiroshi Mitoma, Yuko Tamai